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Two Guantanamo detainees transferred to Saudi Arabia : Pentagon
Date: 2013-12-16 17:43:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:50 - ID:443522
The Pentagon said it had transferred two detainees from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody of Saudi Arabia, reducing the number of inmates still held at the facility to 160. In a statement, the Pentagon identified the ....
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New US sanctions very wrong move - Iran's FM
Date: 2013-12-16 12:33:59 GMT - Iran - International - SN:29 - ID:442866
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called the recent US sanctions against a few Iranian entities a very wrong move, but Tehran still honors the interim nuclear deal it reached with the Sextet over Iran's nuclear energy program. "We are ....
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Turkey absent from forum on Middle East
Date: 2013-12-16 12:19:51 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:25 - ID:442837
Turkey was absent from Monday's high-level officials' meeting to prepare for the Egypt-hosted 2013 G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Initiative’s Forum for the Future which will kick off tomorrow. No Turkish officials showed up for ....
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Everything now normal in Juba -- Defense Minister
Date: 2013-12-16 11:31:06 GMT - Sudan - International - SN:22 - ID:442708
Everything is back to normal in Juba as the president of South Sudan Salva Kiir prepares to hold a press conference to put his people in the picutre about what is going on on the ground, Defense Minister Kuol Manyang said Monday. Manyang would ....
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Weapons of mass destruction not in Iran’s defense doctrine - Rouhani
Date: 2013-12-16 09:59:32 GMT - Iran - International - SN:18 - ID:442448
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday producing weapons of mass destruction is not part of Iran’s defense doctrine as it is against the country’s religious beliefs and national interest "Iran has never been and would never be after ....
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Kerry says troops staying in Afghanistan after 2014 to fight terrorists
Date: 2013-12-16 09:58:05 GMT - USA - International - SN:17 - ID:442444
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that US troops staying in Afghanistan after 2014 will be on a mission to fight terrorists. According to a security agreement, a residual US force will remain in Afghanistan after a planned 2014 troop ....
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Shoigu instructs General Staff to be wary of Prompt Global Strike concept
Date: 2013-12-16 09:55:46 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:442434
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has instructed Russia’s General Staff to take into account the threats related to “Prompt Global Strike” and missile defense while working out a new defense plan. “It is necessary to resolve the following ....
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Lavrov in Brussels for meetings with Ashton, EU FMs
Date: 2013-12-16 09:06:27 GMT - Russia - International - SN:15 - ID:442294
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to arrive in Brussels on Monday for a brief visit with the Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) and a separate meeting with EU High Representative for ....
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Juba hit by gunfire, reports about military coup
Date: 2013-12-16 08:25:52 GMT - South Sudan - International - SN:12 - ID:442204
Heavy gunfire have been heard early Monday morning in the South Sudanese capital Juba. There were reports about a military coup attempt. People's Army forces attacked the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Juba and tried to control it. ....
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Kerry says North Korea's leader reckless, ruthless
Date: 2013-12-16 07:59:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:442136
US Secretary of State John Kerry described North Korea's Kim Jong Un as reckless and insecure after the execution of the leader's powerful uncle, and said Kim's actions underscored a need for a unified stand against Pyongyang's nuclear program, the ....
